Don Warrington

Don Warrington

Don Warrington MBE (born Donald Williams, 23 May 1951) is a Trinidadian-born British actor. He is best known for playing Philip Smith in the ITV sitcom Rising Damp (1974–78), and Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in the BBC detective series Death in Paradise (2011–present).

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Known For

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 • as Mr.Präsident

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011 • as Selwyn Patterson

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001 • as Gideon Barclay

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011 • as Self - Participant

Casualty

Casualty

1986 • as Trevor

M.I. High

M.I. High

2007

Filmography

2023

Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal
Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/25/2023
Beyond Paradise
Beyond Paradise
as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson
TV - Released: 2/24/2023

2022

Still We Thrive
Still We Thrive
Movie - Released: 3/26/2022

2021

Rhythm of Life
Rhythm of Life
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/3/2021

2020

Between the Covers
Between the Covers
as Self
TV - Released: 10/9/2020

2018

You, Me and Him
You, Me and Him
as Charles
Movie - Released: 2/1/2018

2017

Henry IX
Henry IX
as Gilbert
TV - Released: 4/5/2017

2016

King Lear
King Lear
as King Lear
Movie - Released: 7/11/2016
Movie
On Christmas Night
as Himself
Movie - Released: 12/25/2016
The Five
The Five
as Ray Kenwood
TV - Released: 4/15/2016

2015

The Ark
The Ark
as Paul
Movie - Released: 3/30/2015

2014

Chasing Shadows
Chasing Shadows
as CS Harley Drayton
TV - Released: 9/4/2014

2011

The Glass Man
The Glass Man
as Anton
Movie - Released: 8/26/2011
The Toys That Made Christmas
The Toys That Made Christmas
as Self - Child of the '60s
Movie - Released: 12/25/2011
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
as Selwyn Patterson
TV - Released: 10/25/2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
TV - Released: 10/24/2011

2010

It's a Wonderful Afterlife
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
as Chief Superintendent
Movie - Released: 5/7/2010
Going Postal
Going Postal
as Priest of Offler
TV - Released: 5/30/2010

2009

God, Smell and Her
God, Smell and Her
Movie - Released: 1/28/2009
Law & Order: UK
Law & Order: UK
TV - Released: 2/23/2009
TV
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words
as Readings (voice)
TV - Released: 5/17/2009

2008

Futureshock: Comet
Futureshock: Comet
as General Harris
Movie - Released: 1/2/2008

2007

M.I. High
M.I. High
TV - Released: 1/8/2007

2006

Land of the Blind
Land of the Blind
as First Sergeant
Movie - Released: 5/1/2006
Movie
Manilla Envelopes
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
New Street Law
New Street Law
TV - Released: 5/4/2006
New Street Law
New Street Law
as Judge Ken Winyard
TV - Released: 5/4/2006

2005

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Mr.Präsident
TV - Released: 3/26/2005

2004

Fat Slags
Fat Slags
as General Secretary
Movie - Released: 10/15/2004
TV
London
as Ignatius Sancho
TV - Released: 5/7/2004

2003

The Crouches
The Crouches
as Bailey
TV - Released: 9/9/2003
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men
as Self
TV - Released: 10/10/2003

2002

Believe Nothing
Believe Nothing
as Chairman
TV - Released: 7/14/2002
TV
Manchild
as Patrick
TV - Released: 2/19/2002

2001

Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
as Gideon Barclay
TV - Released: 6/18/2001

2000

Lighthouse
Lighthouse
as Prison Officer Ian Goslet
Movie - Released: 2/4/2000
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/25/2000
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
as Hari Ben Karim
TV - Released: 4/30/2000

1999

Tube Tales
Tube Tales
as Preacher (Steal Away)
Movie - Released: 11/19/1999
Tube Tales
Tube Tales
as Preacher (segment "Steal Away")
Movie - Released: 11/19/1999
8 ½ Women
8 ½ Women
as Simon
Movie - Released: 5/22/1999
CI5: The New Professionals
CI5: The New Professionals
TV - Released: 9/19/1999
The Seventh Scroll
The Seventh Scroll
as Colonel Nogo
TV - Released: 6/15/1999

1998

Babymother
Babymother
as Luther - the don
Movie - Released: 9/11/1998

1997

The Trick
The Trick
as The Magic Man
Movie - Released: 10/17/1997
Trial & Retribution
Trial & Retribution
TV - Released: 10/19/1997

1996

'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/16/1996
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Voltimand
Movie - Released: 12/25/1996

1995

Backup
Backup
TV - Released: 9/7/1995
Chiller
Chiller
as John Meyburne
TV - Released: 3/9/1995

1994

Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
as Commander Blinks
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994

1993

To Play the King
To Play the King
as Graham Gaunt
TV - Released: 11/21/1993

1990

Camping
Camping
Movie - Released: 2/9/1990

1988

Borderland
Borderland
as Josh
Movie - Released: 9/27/1988
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf
as Commander Binks
TV - Released: 2/15/1988

1987

The Lion of Africa
The Lion of Africa
as Henry Piggot
Movie - Released: 6/28/1987

1986

Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Felix
TV - Released: 1/10/1986
Casualty
Casualty
as Trevor
TV - Released: 9/6/1986

1985

The Mysteries
The Mysteries
as Angel Gabriel
TV - Released: 12/22/1985
C.A.T.S. Eyes
C.A.T.S. Eyes
TV - Released: 4/12/1985

1984

Bloodbath at the House of Death
Bloodbath at the House of Death
as Stephen Wilson
Movie - Released: 3/29/1984

1981

Triangle
Triangle
as Alan Lansing
TV - Released: 1/5/1981

1980

Rising Damp
Rising Damp
as Philip Smith
Movie - Released: 5/3/1980

1979

The Last Giraffe
The Last Giraffe
as Peter Mwenga
Movie - Released: 6/7/1979

1975

Club Havana
Club Havana
as Dave
Movie - Released: 10/25/1975
Carbon Copy
Carbon Copy
as Albert Sharpe II
Movie - Released: 8/3/1975

1974

Rising Damp
Rising Damp
as Philip
TV - Released: 9/2/1974

Unknown

Movie
Night Shift
as Don
Movie